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and i think by diverting us into obama care, though i totally disagree with obama care and i think it needs a lot of fixing, but the lempg we had was on the deficit and debt and i think that got lost. i think that ended up in a worst situation with the debt and definite 1icit and i think that m mitch mcconnell got was spending level stayed the same. but until you really cut the spending and have entitlement reform going in the outyears, you're not going to have our fiscal house in order. and that's what i hope we will unite around. >> former texas senator kay bailey hutchison, senator, always good to see you. thank you so much for your time. >> thank you, craig, for having me. >> i want to bring the brain trust back for just a second. molly, i want to pick up on something that the senator just said there. she talked about the spending reductions and moving forward and that being the ultimate mission of the tea party movement. of course one of the primary missions of the gop in general. but the fact of the matter is, and you alluded to this in an article you wrote last week, had the fw
and i think by diverting us into obama care, though i totally disagree with obama care and i think it needs a lot of fixing, but the lempg we had was on the deficit and debt and i think that got lost. i think that ended up in a worst situation with the debt and definite 1icit and i think that m mitch mcconnell got was spending level stayed the same. but until you really cut the spending and have entitlement reform going in the outyears, you're not going to have our fiscal house in order. and...
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you obviously have obama and you have harry reid. in the senate at some point it becomes every man for himself. people looking at the 2014 elections. there are, i believe, 20 democrats that are going to be up for re-election in the senate and 13 i think republicans. at some point people are playing to whatever their states are, to whatever their different counties are, so i think it's very hard to figure out one person who is going to be sort of the clarion voice of bipartisanship. i think we've seen in the different parties a move toward the south in terms of republicans, fewer northeastern republicans, fewer moderate republicans, so that's a real issue so i am sort of at a loss to think about people who will some forward and sort of lead the charge for bipartisanshipship. maybe people like joe biden who seems to be everybody's favorite democrat these days. >> nia, we were hoping you would give us that clear choice of who will lead the process forward. who do you think might lead that process that ari is talking about, the idea of m
you obviously have obama and you have harry reid. in the senate at some point it becomes every man for himself. people looking at the 2014 elections. there are, i believe, 20 democrats that are going to be up for re-election in the senate and 13 i think republicans. at some point people are playing to whatever their states are, to whatever their different counties are, so i think it's very hard to figure out one person who is going to be sort of the clarion voice of bipartisanship. i think...
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instead of obama winning 332-206, the electoral map would have gone from blue to red, romney over obama. 273-262, by one estimate. some leading republicans oppose the change. >> i'm a traditionalist myself. i really am a conservative. i'm a little bit skeptical of this. >> and tonight, virginia's governor bob mcdonald came out against it. potential candidates are warning the party has a bigger problem. >> we've got to stop being a stupid party and it's time for a new republican party that talks like adults. they damaged the brand with offensive and bizarre comments. changing what the candidates say could be more important than changing how they count votes. the irony is that democrats have thought about changing the electoral college in the past when they came up on the losing side. craig? >> andrea mitchell, thanks for that. for more on this, we turn to the political war room, karen finney and former communications director for the dnc, matt slap, a form arer deputy assistant to george w. bush. gteed good saturday afternoon to both of you. we heard from andry a nebraska and maine use t
instead of obama winning 332-206, the electoral map would have gone from blue to red, romney over obama. 273-262, by one estimate. some leading republicans oppose the change. >> i'm a traditionalist myself. i really am a conservative. i'm a little bit skeptical of this. >> and tonight, virginia's governor bob mcdonald came out against it. potential candidates are warning the party has a bigger problem. >> we've got to stop being a stupid party and it's time for a new...
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but obama has the ability to prioritize payments. there's still revenue coming in to the government. so he could be reassuring the american public that, look, we're going to pay interest on treasuries. we're going to keep essential services open -- >> gary -- >> social security checks will be mailed out. >> gary, two things. first of all, a lot of folks are questioning the constitution constitutionality of that assertion. and the larger question is, shouldn't the president have to prioritize? should congress not essentially say, you know what, we're going to pay the bills we racked up? >> i think in this case, congress is saying, look, if we don't take some hard medicine here, we're going to kill the patient. and i'm in the camp that really believes that we are going to suffer a monetary collapse as a result of this continued spending beyond our means. so they're utilizing the only tool that they have. i just think that president obama could be a lot more reassuring to the american public that essential things will be paid for. and s
but obama has the ability to prioritize payments. there's still revenue coming in to the government. so he could be reassuring the american public that, look, we're going to pay interest on treasuries. we're going to keep essential services open -- >> gary -- >> social security checks will be mailed out. >> gary, two things. first of all, a lot of folks are questioning the constitution constitutionality of that assertion. and the larger question is, shouldn't the president...
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this as president obama calls the russian president demanding they release the american. >>> and the texas abortion battle, an emotional fight could not reap republicans from passing one of the toughest antiabortion laws. now how opponents plan to fight on. we start with the trial of george zimmerman. jurors are now well into their eighth hour of deliberations, the six-woman jury given that case after lawyer from both sides painted startling different pictures of what happened the rainy february night when trayvon martin was shot. >> the defendant knew that didn't happen. >> that is the sidewalk. that is not an unarmed teenager with nothing but skittles trying to get home. that was somebody who used the availability of dangerous items from his fist to the concrete to cause great bodily injury. against george zimmerman. >> was that child not in fear when he was running from that defendant? isn't that every child's worst nightmare to be followed on the way home in the dark by a stranger? isn't that every child's worst fear? that was trayvon martin's last emotion. >> want to bring in th
this as president obama calls the russian president demanding they release the american. >>> and the texas abortion battle, an emotional fight could not reap republicans from passing one of the toughest antiabortion laws. now how opponents plan to fight on. we start with the trial of george zimmerman. jurors are now well into their eighth hour of deliberations, the six-woman jury given that case after lawyer from both sides painted startling different pictures of what happened the...
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>> i changed my mind at the first election of president obama. i really -- i first started by supporting hillary clinton because i liked her. i respect her. i know she's a fabulous woman and there's a difference between being an old female and being a woman and she's a woman, so i supported her. when some of the democrats called me and asked me to ask her to step down, and i said no, and i'd make a good friend and i told her if she wanted to run for something, i'd support her. i have her back. i said if she steps down then i'll step down. when i went over after she stepped down, i went over to the obama camp and asked if you need me, if i can be of any use, please make use of me and so i -- i gave my energy and my hope, all of that to the campaign. mr. melvin, the truth is i didn't, honest to god, expect him to win. i prayed for it. i worked for it. i got up early in the morning and slept late at night, but in truth, when he -- when he took the first -- at the first election i was speechless because it means that our country is growing up, and wh
>> i changed my mind at the first election of president obama. i really -- i first started by supporting hillary clinton because i liked her. i respect her. i know she's a fabulous woman and there's a difference between being an old female and being a woman and she's a woman, so i supported her. when some of the democrats called me and asked me to ask her to step down, and i said no, and i'd make a good friend and i told her if she wanted to run for something, i'd support her. i have her...
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friday president obama spoke at a chicago high school. hours later a freshman at the school destiny warren found out her 18-year-old sister was killed by a single gun shot wound to the head. >>> new information about the meteor that exploded on friday. nasa says the meteor was bigger than originally thought. they say the fire ball was 55 feet wide and weighed about 10,000 tons. it was traveling at 40,000 miles per hour when it exploded over siberia. >>> and another milestone for michael jordan. the basketball legend turns 50 today. happy birthday, m.j. >>> that was the pope this morning speaking from his window at the vatican while thousands of people gathered at st. peteers square. this is the pope's second to last sunday before retirement. the pope announced last week he is stepping down by the end of the month. anne thompson with more ont that. >> reporter: more than 50,000 people came to hear the pope. that is double the size of last week's crowd. he spoke to them in six different languages thanking them for their prayers and support
friday president obama spoke at a chicago high school. hours later a freshman at the school destiny warren found out her 18-year-old sister was killed by a single gun shot wound to the head. >>> new information about the meteor that exploded on friday. nasa says the meteor was bigger than originally thought. they say the fire ball was 55 feet wide and weighed about 10,000 tons. it was traveling at 40,000 miles per hour when it exploded over siberia. >>> and another milestone...
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and then candidate barack obama. hillary clinton, finessing the message, getting reps in, practicing that stump speech. >> hillary clinton in '08 was giving a terrific stump speech, especially when she had nothing to lose, when it became clear that obama was going to wrap up the democratic primary nomination. just remember the level we were at in '08. it was obama giving a super duper stump speech. she was here, by comparison it might not have been as strong but compared to a lot of other candidates she was terrific. like i say, especially when she knew, craig, that whatever strategy was around her messaging, it was pretty darn good in the end. >> we're talking about hillary clinton here. let's not gloss over the fact that terry mcauliffe is running for governor of virginia right now. he has at least check i believe close to an eight or nine-point lead over ken cuccinelli. before the shutdown, that lead was considerably smaller, the shutdown appears to have hurt cuccinelli in a big way there in the commonwealth. no?
and then candidate barack obama. hillary clinton, finessing the message, getting reps in, practicing that stump speech. >> hillary clinton in '08 was giving a terrific stump speech, especially when she had nothing to lose, when it became clear that obama was going to wrap up the democratic primary nomination. just remember the level we were at in '08. it was obama giving a super duper stump speech. she was here, by comparison it might not have been as strong but compared to a lot of other...
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detractors dub it had obama care. detractors dubbed it obama care. the high court ultimately upheld it. this isn't about the merits or shortcomings of obama care or lawmakers wasting time. instead, i would like to talk about what it brought out of us. do you remember those raucous town hall meetings where crowds let their congressman have it? many were as rabid as they were confused, toting signs like, keep your government hands off my medicare. but people showed up. some ill-informed, some angry, all passionate. earlier this week, harry reid dropped the assault weapons ban from a gun control bill that will go to the senate floor. there wasn't enough support. in the wake of what happened in newtown, connecticut, a majority said they would back an assault we pops ban. an overwhelming majority support background checks. about 90%. but so far, despite public support and president obama's passionate state of the union declarations that families of gun violence deserve votes, there's been a whole lot of talk about somewhat's politically feasible. here's a
detractors dub it had obama care. detractors dubbed it obama care. the high court ultimately upheld it. this isn't about the merits or shortcomings of obama care or lawmakers wasting time. instead, i would like to talk about what it brought out of us. do you remember those raucous town hall meetings where crowds let their congressman have it? many were as rabid as they were confused, toting signs like, keep your government hands off my medicare. but people showed up. some ill-informed, some...
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of the things that president obama's promised with obama care have not turned out to be true. if you like your health plan, you're going to be able to keep it. that's patently not true. it's going to cost x amount, it's cost more than x. and the predictions were made by these same people. obama care has a ceiling of popularity. that is a political reality. that affected the 2010 elections. republicans are betting that they can tap into that unpopularity in the 2014 elections. and as we start to roll out the exchanges and everything else happening in the next couple of weeks, we'll see if that's going to be true or not. >> david, let's switch gears to iran. we learned this week that president obama and president rouhani are actually penpals unbeknownst to us prior to now. and it seems there's a charm offensive going on which is lovely. but do you think it's going to amount to anything? are relations with iran and any compromises that they may be willing to make? >> it could. we don't know what's going on here. rouhani is relatively more moderate. he's clearly better than ahmadi
of the things that president obama's promised with obama care have not turned out to be true. if you like your health plan, you're going to be able to keep it. that's patently not true. it's going to cost x amount, it's cost more than x. and the predictions were made by these same people. obama care has a ceiling of popularity. that is a political reality. that affected the 2010 elections. republicans are betting that they can tap into that unpopularity in the 2014 elections. and as we start to...
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they are planning to votes to repeal obama care and parts of obama care later this year. the governors have a more real problem that they are facing right now. >> and speaking of shifting to the middle, on friday, the obama administration filed a brief calling for the supreme court to strike down the -- do you think that same sex marriage something -- is something that we will see republicans supporting? >> we have seen a lot of softening as being opposed to same sex marriage. with don't ask don't tell in 2010, there were eight republicans that voted for the repeal of that. we have seen a cultural shift and i think that republicans will be swept along by this tide where most people back same sex marriage. it's difficult for republicans to on the one hand argue for limited government. government get off milan sort of politics. but, at the same time, say that government should legislate who should be allowed to get mary. . >> former utah governor john huntsman who ran for president last year wrote, conservatives should start to lead again and push states to join the nine ot
they are planning to votes to repeal obama care and parts of obama care later this year. the governors have a more real problem that they are facing right now. >> and speaking of shifting to the middle, on friday, the obama administration filed a brief calling for the supreme court to strike down the -- do you think that same sex marriage something -- is something that we will see republicans supporting? >> we have seen a lot of softening as being opposed to same sex marriage. with...
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president obama will not take military action off the table. we'll go to geneva for the latest on that. >>> we built this business from nothing and now we're back to having nothing. >> the jersey shore rebounded after superstorm sandy. now they're vowing to rise this time from the ashes. we are live as that community tries to climb out of disaster for the second time in less than a year. >>> we want to start, though, with that developing news in colorado as the death toll following the historic flooding there now stands at four. we just got some amazing video in from the town of glen haven. you can see from that video, see how the rushing waters have laid waste to the town. that town's about 45 miles north of boulder. that gives you some idea of the scope of the disaster. just how much of an area it's affected there. meanwhile, in boulder, the floodwaters are actually starting to recede a bit, at least enough to clean up some of the mess that's been left behind. right now, officials in boulder county are saying that there are around 170 people
president obama will not take military action off the table. we'll go to geneva for the latest on that. >>> we built this business from nothing and now we're back to having nothing. >> the jersey shore rebounded after superstorm sandy. now they're vowing to rise this time from the ashes. we are live as that community tries to climb out of disaster for the second time in less than a year. >>> we want to start, though, with that developing news in colorado as the death...
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barack obama has shown in his career that these big set-piece speeches are his probably best tool as a president and as a political leader. if he can launch it, this will be the way to launch it. >> what is interesting, also, another aspect he brought was really an emotional connection. i was here with you. he's talking as a parent and reached out to israeli parents and said, were you to speak to some of these young palestinians i spoke with this morning, you would wish them well, you would wish them prosperity and peace. how much, jamie, do you think israeli and palestinian politicians can step outside of their role as politicians and look just as parents, as people? can that make a difference? do you think if there's a ground swell that way? >> well, i think that's what the president was hoping to spark by reflecting his own feelings when he met these palestinian children and thought about his daughters and realized the similarities between people in the united states, people in israel, people in the palestinian territories, how the young people from all of these three parts of the
barack obama has shown in his career that these big set-piece speeches are his probably best tool as a president and as a political leader. if he can launch it, this will be the way to launch it. >> what is interesting, also, another aspect he brought was really an emotional connection. i was here with you. he's talking as a parent and reached out to israeli parents and said, were you to speak to some of these young palestinians i spoke with this morning, you would wish them well, you...
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everybody knows that obama care is the law. that obama care is not going to be repealed. the senate is not going to affirm anything that the house does along those lines. so we are not only wasting time, we're wasting money. and there are a lot of other important things we could be doing, like focusing on the economy and bringing jobs back to the united states. >> have you guys already started to see the effects of obama care take place in your district? >> well, we have, and what we're grappling with here in pennsylvania is the medicaid expansion, as you know, it varies from state to state. whether the governors are going to accept the medicaid expansion, and here in pennsylvania, we have governor tom corbett, who has stated publicly that he's still up in the air about whether he's going to accept the medicaid expansion. we very much hope in northeastern pennsylvania that he will, because i've talked to ceos of hospital companies that have told me, if the medicaid expansion is not accepted here in pennsylvania, they're going to have to close hospitals. >> on issues like
everybody knows that obama care is the law. that obama care is not going to be repealed. the senate is not going to affirm anything that the house does along those lines. so we are not only wasting time, we're wasting money. and there are a lot of other important things we could be doing, like focusing on the economy and bringing jobs back to the united states. >> have you guys already started to see the effects of obama care take place in your district? >> well, we have, and what...
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obama was the target. now, of course, obama is not going to be running again. hillary clinton might. 2013. we can expect, frankly, until a lot of the people take their last breath, they will be convinced to a certainty something catastrophic here. good news for secretary clinton is we had an independent panel and ambassador picker iin ingpi at all the facts, made a lot of recommendations which the secretary of state said they would implement every single one of them. so i -- may message to senator paul and everybody else is keep it going. fact of the matter is the people you are speaking to live in a certain bubble everybody else doesn't see it the way you do. i think that everybody else see it is issues in a different light. >> presenting both sides of the issue. this is not played ought -- has played out all over the major networks and getting a lot of air time. not just republicans that watch fox news. folks along the political spectrum who are learning more and more about what happened in benghazi. is there blame to be put on secretary of state clinton? is
obama was the target. now, of course, obama is not going to be running again. hillary clinton might. 2013. we can expect, frankly, until a lot of the people take their last breath, they will be convinced to a certainty something catastrophic here. good news for secretary clinton is we had an independent panel and ambassador picker iin ingpi at all the facts, made a lot of recommendations which the secretary of state said they would implement every single one of them. so i -- may message to...
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i think that is what obama needs to do right now. if he cannot move the republican congress. >> they have a lot more to pivot off of after this weekend with the nra. joan said we should kill your audio as a practical joke. you will have to take it out on them. from the nra meeting over the weekend, some of the highlights that the democrats might be pivoting off of this week. take a look. >> we will never surrender our guns, never. >> we must never confuse winning a battle with winning the war. >> president obama demanded that followers extract revenge. i can't remember a president publicly using that word against fellow americans. >> this president flying in grieving parents on air force one, making them back drops in his perpetual campaign style press events. >> is this something after looking at that montage put together some of the highlights from the nra, is that something progressives can utilize to reinvigerate the gun reform conversation that needs to continue in this country? >> i think so. i think what has been interesting w
i think that is what obama needs to do right now. if he cannot move the republican congress. >> they have a lot more to pivot off of after this weekend with the nra. joan said we should kill your audio as a practical joke. you will have to take it out on them. from the nra meeting over the weekend, some of the highlights that the democrats might be pivoting off of this week. take a look. >> we will never surrender our guns, never. >> we must never confuse winning a battle with...
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and that sums up the job president obama does today. now, he is considered a good politician, which is like saying bernie madoff was a good salesman. the difference being the president using our money. >> joining me now, from washington, ed o'keefe of the "washington post" and at cpac, national harbor, maryland, msnbc's dave weigle who, of course, also writes for the slate. dave, i'm going to start with you, i have been enjoying your blog, blogging from cpac, how did sarah palin's speech go over there? >> it went over very well. this is a crowd that always adored her. always identified with what they feel was an unfair and cruel treatment from the media. you saw that when ted cruz, who was seen as the republican party future thought it necessary to come out and take a little bit of the glory from sarah palin's reputation. it was also a little bit contradictory though, because one of the themes from speeches earlier in the day or the week has been republicans need to stop being the stupid party. palin's big moment, everyone agreed and pu
and that sums up the job president obama does today. now, he is considered a good politician, which is like saying bernie madoff was a good salesman. the difference being the president using our money. >> joining me now, from washington, ed o'keefe of the "washington post" and at cpac, national harbor, maryland, msnbc's dave weigle who, of course, also writes for the slate. dave, i'm going to start with you, i have been enjoying your blog, blogging from cpac, how did sarah...
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this is a disdistrict where they beat barack obama by 20 points. it's a very, very close race, but, you know, i've got faith in the people of south carolina. believe there are enough folks in the first district that are going to wake up on election day and say we need to send this guy home, keep him in retirement, send him to argentine, but not to washington. >> why only one debate. >>? >> because she realizes as i do that this is the best lie to camera i've seen in a lifetime. he can look right in the camera and say the moon is made of cheese and it sounds believable. this is a guy that's lied to camera so many times it's going to be tough to nail him down when he's so slippery. why would she do that when she can go out and meet voters. this is going to be a close race. she's got nothing to gain by debating with him. he spend tens of thousands of dollars of our money, our taxpayer money on himself. so i mean he says one thing and does something else. ask jenny sanford. >> walter, the spectacle last week, governor sanford, debating the cardboard cu
this is a disdistrict where they beat barack obama by 20 points. it's a very, very close race, but, you know, i've got faith in the people of south carolina. believe there are enough folks in the first district that are going to wake up on election day and say we need to send this guy home, keep him in retirement, send him to argentine, but not to washington. >> why only one debate. >>? >> because she realizes as i do that this is the best lie to camera i've seen in a...
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it's about the mother, it's not barack obama. it's become the 20 families and they're going to be powerful. >> your brain trust returns with the latest from the fallout of beyonce and jay-z's controversial trip to cuba. [ babies crying ] surprise -- your house was built on an ancient burial ground. [ ghosts moaning ] surprise -- your car needs a new transmission. [ coyote howls ] how about no more surprises? now you can get all the online trading tools you need without any surprise fees. ♪ it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. bjorn earns unlimited rewards for his small business. take these bags to room 12 please. [ garth ] bjorn's small business earns double miles on every purchase every day. produce delivery. [ bjorn ] just put it on my spark card. [ garth ] why settle for less? ahh, oh! [ garth ] great businesses deserve unlimited rewards. here's your wake up call. [ male announcer ] get the spark business card from capital one and earn unlimited rewards. choose double miles or 2% cash back on
it's about the mother, it's not barack obama. it's become the 20 families and they're going to be powerful. >> your brain trust returns with the latest from the fallout of beyonce and jay-z's controversial trip to cuba. [ babies crying ] surprise -- your house was built on an ancient burial ground. [ ghosts moaning ] surprise -- your car needs a new transmission. [ coyote howls ] how about no more surprises? now you can get all the online trading tools you need without any surprise fees....
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president obama, this has been a source of contention. the romney campaign went after him for what they thought was an insufficient relationship in connection with the state of israel. but the president isn't the only one who hasn't been to israel until this point in his presidents. there's been only four other presidents that have been to israel, nixon, carter, bush two went there twice, and clinton who made four. >> thank you, sir. appreciate it. >>> governor chris christie gets serious about the scale. it is time now for the poly side bar. just one day after joke around with david letterman about his weight, the governor admitted it's really not something to laugh about. >> of course i care about it. and i'm making the best effort i can. and sometimes i'm successful, and other times i'm not. and sometimes periods of great success are followed by periods of great failure. >> governor christie says his doctor often warns him of the health risks of being overweight. >>> comedian chris rock might joke around about gun violence, but he's re
president obama, this has been a source of contention. the romney campaign went after him for what they thought was an insufficient relationship in connection with the state of israel. but the president isn't the only one who hasn't been to israel until this point in his presidents. there's been only four other presidents that have been to israel, nixon, carter, bush two went there twice, and clinton who made four. >> thank you, sir. appreciate it. >>> governor chris christie...
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president obama leaves tonight for a three day fund-raising trip out west. his approval ratings have been plummeting, but he's on track to become the most prolific second term president in history. how? why? >>> plus, holiday weather. a killer storm is hitting the south before turning north just in time for thanksgiving. we'll be live with the forecast. and going for the green. eager entrepreneurs are poised to cash in on newly relaxed state marijuana laws and it's not who you probably think. but we start, though, with that breakthrough deal reached overnight with iran. here are just a few of the nuts and bolts. iran will be getting initial relief from sanctions, essentially bills of dollars in oil money that had been frozen. in exchange, iran agrees to halt what is called high grade urani uranium enrichment. they also cannot install additional centrifuges. those are devices used to enrich uranium. again, this is all a temporary deal. designed to provide a six month window to reach a more comprehensive agreement. i want to go live now to london where john ke
president obama leaves tonight for a three day fund-raising trip out west. his approval ratings have been plummeting, but he's on track to become the most prolific second term president in history. how? why? >>> plus, holiday weather. a killer storm is hitting the south before turning north just in time for thanksgiving. we'll be live with the forecast. and going for the green. eager entrepreneurs are poised to cash in on newly relaxed state marijuana laws and it's not who you probably...
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obama speaks about race. they wanted this to be, they didn't want a news countdown to his speech on race. they wanted it more off the cuff. they thought it would come off better if it seemed more of a surprise to us. i covered the white house. i was thinking the speech would be, it is jay carney's birthday. he came out smiling. maybe he is talking about detroit. we were all trans fixed and shocked. i think that added to the fact that this was a big moment. >> i think it worked. i think that approach tended to -- >> so far. dana milbank, 20 seconds to you. were you surprised? >> sure. the first line in the transcript is whoa! and nobody was in their seats because they were just figuring jay would be 30 minutes late again. but it was a surprise. that's why it was expectations were played down. and it was very personal. hearing the doors lock as a car goes by. that's very impressive. >> thank you so much. as well as amy holmes. that does it for us. i'm in for craig melvin. we'll see you back here tomorrow starti
obama speaks about race. they wanted this to be, they didn't want a news countdown to his speech on race. they wanted it more off the cuff. they thought it would come off better if it seemed more of a surprise to us. i covered the white house. i was thinking the speech would be, it is jay carney's birthday. he came out smiling. maybe he is talking about detroit. we were all trans fixed and shocked. i think that added to the fact that this was a big moment. >> i think it worked. i think...
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the white house has been accused of failing to sell obama care completely. is this an indication there are obvious achilles heels that will come up as this wide-ranging piece of legislation, social reform program that's enormous gets up and running? >> here is the reality of passing any big legislation like the affordable care act. it will be difficult to implement. there will be bumps in the road. that was true for social security, medicare, medicaid. you can choose the program. there will be difficulties. at the end of the day the republicans were going to make this a political issue. there were no problems in termses of it being implemented or not. in 2010 they had an effect. they tried in 2012. it didn't work. i don't buy the argument that you can rehash the same stories and have the same kind of political benefit they saw four plus years ago. i think the republicans are barking up the wrong tree. that said, the administration, i think, faces a real challenge. they've got to be much more focused not only the implementation side but making it clear what t
the white house has been accused of failing to sell obama care completely. is this an indication there are obvious achilles heels that will come up as this wide-ranging piece of legislation, social reform program that's enormous gets up and running? >> here is the reality of passing any big legislation like the affordable care act. it will be difficult to implement. there will be bumps in the road. that was true for social security, medicare, medicaid. you can choose the program. there...
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he want obama to do one thing. call him. >> he wants a call from president obama? >> that's right. he told me that. he said, if you can, dennis, i don't want to do war. >> david, i'm going to leave you with the last word on this. how was that interview playing out in washington, d.c.? not so well. the worm has a knack for publicity. in this case, he's not the adversary that the white house would want over there. and i'm not sure the president will be giving a call anytime to kim junk un. frankly, there's a lot of people that are upset that dennis rodman is over there giving a publicity opportunity to the new leader of north korea. but that's something only dennis can understand why he's doing it. >> certainly a lot of headlines. i can't imagine the cash he was paid to go there. thanks to all three of you. i do appreciate it. >>> former south carolina governor mark sandford derailed his career in 2009 when he disappeared and is cheating on his wife. now he's asking his ex for a big favor. >>> is peace possible in the middle east? we'll have a chance to speak with spokesman for israe
he want obama to do one thing. call him. >> he wants a call from president obama? >> that's right. he told me that. he said, if you can, dennis, i don't want to do war. >> david, i'm going to leave you with the last word on this. how was that interview playing out in washington, d.c.? not so well. the worm has a knack for publicity. in this case, he's not the adversary that the white house would want over there. and i'm not sure the president will be giving a call anytime to...
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for praising president obama. some thought he helped president obama win reelection. the white house called governor christie and said, is it okay for president obama to come? governor christie said whenever the president wants to visit, he is thrilled by that. those are sentiments that he echoed on the "today" show last week. then wednesday and thursday, president obama heads to chicago. he will attend some dcc fundraisers there. i expect he will talk about the economy. that's an issue he really wants to be highlighting right now. the unemployment rate at 7.5%. a lot of economists believe we are, in fact, in a recovery. but as you know, these controversies that we have been focused on with the irs, the justice and state departments will continue to take up a lot of his time and focus. craig? >> nbc's kristin walker from the white house for us on this memorial day eve. kristin, thank you. >> thank you. >>> folks, this is a story we're really excited to tell you about this sunday afternoon. an inspiring story of a
for praising president obama. some thought he helped president obama win reelection. the white house called governor christie and said, is it okay for president obama to come? governor christie said whenever the president wants to visit, he is thrilled by that. those are sentiments that he echoed on the "today" show last week. then wednesday and thursday, president obama heads to chicago. he will attend some dcc fundraisers there. i expect he will talk about the economy. that's an...
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hogan actually made the case that i think obama will make today. and that is, quirk quicker path citizenship and not necessarily tied to border enforcement. you have had the president make these speeches that talks about border enforcement and says that republicans keep moving the goalpost in terms of what qualifies for the requisite amount of border control and enforcement. so i think we'll have to see. all of these men that are involved in these negotiations are looking for a legacy or are looking for some credit. i think the republicans are obviously saying, it's obama who's not being bipartisan and we'll have to see what he does today and what his plans are. >> anti-immigration groups are already slamming the bipartisan senate reform, calling it as amnesty. again, this is bipartisan, the immigration ink, they got together to put forth a plan to introduce before the president's big speech but they're already getting slammed for it. hogan, go ahead. >> oh, yeah. no, they are getting slammed. i do want to warn republicans here. i mean, there are a
hogan actually made the case that i think obama will make today. and that is, quirk quicker path citizenship and not necessarily tied to border enforcement. you have had the president make these speeches that talks about border enforcement and says that republicans keep moving the goalpost in terms of what qualifies for the requisite amount of border control and enforcement. so i think we'll have to see. all of these men that are involved in these negotiations are looking for a legacy or are...
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so i think president obama is right. test this, see if the iranians are willing to make on paper and in negotiations the type of compromises that are necessary in order -- we need to see actions, not just words. >> ambassador ginsburg, for the ayatollah in a lot of ways, this is a win-win. if talks go well, they could see an easing of sanctions. if they don't go well, he can go back to railing against the united states. what are the potential risks and benefits for the united states? >> well, the risks obviously if iran continues its nuclear program and there's verification by outside agencies like the atomic energy agency that it's continuing to enrich sufficient uranium above the peaceful threshold, which is 20% and at the same time building a nuclear weapon or at least beginning to appear to be building a nuclear weapon, that's going to put the united states on a collision course with iran as well as israel. remember also the sanctions, the economic sanctions of the obama administration and the rest of the world has i
so i think president obama is right. test this, see if the iranians are willing to make on paper and in negotiations the type of compromises that are necessary in order -- we need to see actions, not just words. >> ambassador ginsburg, for the ayatollah in a lot of ways, this is a win-win. if talks go well, they could see an easing of sanctions. if they don't go well, he can go back to railing against the united states. what are the potential risks and benefits for the united states?...
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>> i think most importantly it boosts his credibility in the obama white house. it makes obama grateful kerry will go out and do the endless negotiations and take these political risks. this was a good news story for the administration. and i think most of the white house and in general the very skeptical of kerry's visions of ways to stabilize the middle east diplomacy. >> why so? >> they think it's a loser. hillary clinton was much more cautious as secretary of state. she did not want to risk her reputation as being enter lock could you ter. kerry is putting himself smack dab in the middle of the most difficult disputes we have. so again, i think this helps kerry. i think it will give him more credibility, but he's not there yet. >> david, a fascinating piece. friend of the show. always good to see you. thank you for your insight. >> thank you. >>> a week after a tornado ripped through washington, illinois, the washington panthers high school football team's quest for a state championship is bringing that community together. at least eight of the players on the
>> i think most importantly it boosts his credibility in the obama white house. it makes obama grateful kerry will go out and do the endless negotiations and take these political risks. this was a good news story for the administration. and i think most of the white house and in general the very skeptical of kerry's visions of ways to stabilize the middle east diplomacy. >> why so? >> they think it's a loser. hillary clinton was much more cautious as secretary of state. she...
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first though shame on you, barack obama. it was one of hillary clinton's most notorious quotes when challenging her 2008 democratic opponent, then candidate obama later shot back calling his opponent, quote, likable enough. the two have come a long way since then in a jooint joint interview airing tonight on "60 minutes" the president says he'll miss clinton calling her the finest secretary of state ever and wishes she was sticking around. nbc white house correspondent peter alexander joining me live now. peter, secretary clinton leaves the administration. what can we expect from the relationship between these two over the next few years? >> well, craig, given the amount of money that goes into a presidential campaign, i think you could say that's probably the $1 billion question right now. a lot of people want to see exactly how this relationship between clinton and barack obama does exist and grow together over the course of the next four years. this interview as hillary clinton notes tonight on "60 minutes," she said just
first though shame on you, barack obama. it was one of hillary clinton's most notorious quotes when challenging her 2008 democratic opponent, then candidate obama later shot back calling his opponent, quote, likable enough. the two have come a long way since then in a jooint joint interview airing tonight on "60 minutes" the president says he'll miss clinton calling her the finest secretary of state ever and wishes she was sticking around. nbc white house correspondent peter alexander...
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the atlanta pastor that was picked by president obama to deliver a benediction at the obama inauguration. coming under fire for a sermon that he gave in the '90s which may have given him a disinvite. >> did you look at his signature? >> not that i'm aware of. >> that is jack lew, the president's nominee for treasury secretary. what we know about him besides that weird looking signature? >>> and does president obama need a binderful of women or is that overblown? tweet me @thomasroberts. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from home... as an american express cardmember you can expect some help. but what you might not expect, is you can get all this with a prepaid card. spends like cash. feels like membership. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. ca
the atlanta pastor that was picked by president obama to deliver a benediction at the obama inauguration. coming under fire for a sermon that he gave in the '90s which may have given him a disinvite. >> did you look at his signature? >> not that i'm aware of. >> that is jack lew, the president's nominee for treasury secretary. what we know about him besides that weird looking signature? >>> and does president obama need a binderful of women or is that overblown? tweet...
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in that vein, politico on its website says this is obama's make or break week on guns. some have said the president has not done enough to keep up the momentum. do you agree with that? how would the intensity about gun violence control in the country be different if perception was reality and the president had kept up intensity. >> the president really has maintained intensity. he has spoken around the country in colorado and in connecticut, now twice. and vice president biden has been also very, very active. but the challenge really is to mobilize that majority. 90% of americans want background checks to be applied to all firearms purchases and is want other common sense measures and the challenge is for all of us, not just the the, to make sure that majority is not a silent majority, but is heard as advocate yalgly and vehemently as the opponent's. >> sir, when we talk about what happened in newtown, obl, the emotions run very deep for the people, the families that were affected by the tragedy at the sandy hook elementary school. and last night, parents of those child
in that vein, politico on its website says this is obama's make or break week on guns. some have said the president has not done enough to keep up the momentum. do you agree with that? how would the intensity about gun violence control in the country be different if perception was reality and the president had kept up intensity. >> the president really has maintained intensity. he has spoken around the country in colorado and in connecticut, now twice. and vice president biden has been...
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yesterday president obama said he had not yet made a decision about whether
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and obama invokes some of the hope and inspiration. obama is much younger. i think that the question of guantanamo and certain foreign policies make his situation more complex. particularly as one views it in comparison to the entire arc of a life. particularly as one compares mandela to people like gandhi and king, who have been tested, as tom said, by periods of extraordinary imprisonment. and i think sometimes the wisdom that comes out of those experiences really are the ability to bridge two very different life experiences. and so mandela keeps being called a warrior of peace, warrior of human dignity. and that really embraces i think the contradiction of somebody who has had the deep experience of being both a warrior and a peace maker. obama, i think, has the dignity and certainly in some ways almost the kind of physiology me that resembles the quiet smile of mandela. but i think the long-term history, that's quite -- that's quite a comparison that -- >> it's very hard to make these judgments very early, frankly. professor is quite right. he's quite yo
and obama invokes some of the hope and inspiration. obama is much younger. i think that the question of guantanamo and certain foreign policies make his situation more complex. particularly as one views it in comparison to the entire arc of a life. particularly as one compares mandela to people like gandhi and king, who have been tested, as tom said, by periods of extraordinary imprisonment. and i think sometimes the wisdom that comes out of those experiences really are the ability to bridge...
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. >>> president obama arrived in jordan. what this trip could mean for mideast peace. i'll talk with joseph lieberman. ♪ ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. bee happy. bee healthy. with clusters of flakes and o's. oh, ho ho... it's the honey sweetness. i...i mean, you...love. ♪ right. but the most important feature of all is... the capital one purchase eraser. i can redeem the double miles i earned with my venture card to erase recent travel purchases. and with a few clicks, this mission never happened. uh, what's this button do? [ electricity zaps ] ♪ you requested backup? yes. yes i did. what's in your wallet? no they don't. hey son. have fun tonight. ♪ ♪ back against the wall ♪ ain't nothin to me ♪ ain't nothin to me [ crowd murmurs ] hey! ♪ [ howls ] ♪ >>> we're keeping our eyes on wall street as stocks opened higher on the news of a deal for cypr
. >>> president obama arrived in jordan. what this trip could mean for mideast peace. i'll talk with joseph lieberman. ♪ ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. bee happy. bee healthy. with clusters of flakes and o's. oh, ho ho... it's the honey sweetness. i...i mean, you...love. ♪...
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president obama has gone further. i looked at the past white house correspondents' din and used it to educate people, entertain and eviscerate, used it on trump in 2011, three jokes about trump. made fun about matt damon, an actor, had the audacity to mark president obama a short time before that last year, did it with mitt romney saying he is rich. all these are subtle jokes, there's a message embedded in those jokes, what political comedy is, make you laugh but also, setting a narrative up that you want to further through comedy. that's what president obama does like a comedian. he is amazing at that. >> dana milbank, alicia quarrels, dean obeidallah. i should note that dean and alicia, you guys will be joining me for msnbc's coverage of the white house correspondents' different 9 until 11:00. we will have the president, conan o'brien, it should be a high time, put on the tuxedos as well. dana milbank was not invited because's sourpuss. we are gonna get a new look at where the nation's unemployment rate stands. wedn
president obama has gone further. i looked at the past white house correspondents' din and used it to educate people, entertain and eviscerate, used it on trump in 2011, three jokes about trump. made fun about matt damon, an actor, had the audacity to mark president obama a short time before that last year, did it with mitt romney saying he is rich. all these are subtle jokes, there's a message embedded in those jokes, what political comedy is, make you laugh but also, setting a narrative up...
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barack obama had a hard time with that. he doesn't like the back slapping that's required in politics. it's something the public admires in him and one reason why he is so popular generally with the public, that he is seen with a man with a lot of self-confidence and comfortable in his own skin. in this town, any political environment, you have to get to know the other side and empathize with them. it's not one of his greatest ranks so far. >> you point that out today in your piece, learning how to smooz could be a difference between a good and great presidency for president obama. who f how do you think he's doing so far? >> it's a struggle for him. we saw with the negotiations with republicans specifically speaker boehner, granted the republicans aren't giving an inch and they are very hard-headed and aren't willing to accommodate. but past presidents have had just as tough if not tougher rivals to go up against. instead of running towards boehner and running towards his enemies up on the hill getting to know him. the sma
barack obama had a hard time with that. he doesn't like the back slapping that's required in politics. it's something the public admires in him and one reason why he is so popular generally with the public, that he is seen with a man with a lot of self-confidence and comfortable in his own skin. in this town, any political environment, you have to get to know the other side and empathize with them. it's not one of his greatest ranks so far. >> you point that out today in your piece,...
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president obama actually gets sworn in twice this time. you know, twice because sunday is the official and monday is the ceremonial. >> yes. the constitution says you have to be sworn in on january 20th. monday, martin luther king jr. day. >> that is like having a birthday twice. he will have two bibles? >> he will have two. he is going to have three because the robinson family bible will be used on sunday and then abraham lincoln's bible. i think it is the first time he has two and the first time the martin luther king jr. bible has been used. it is 50 years to the day that martin luther king stood at the lincoln memorial and said i have a dream. he will be facing the lincoln memorial. it is a really nice cycle here. >> it definitely is. we are hearing getting enough money to pay for the inauguration. they are short about $10 million from the $50 million we need. >> i think it is more the tough economic times. people have already given to barack obama with his record-breaking campaign and the democratic convention. they wanted the busines
president obama actually gets sworn in twice this time. you know, twice because sunday is the official and monday is the ceremonial. >> yes. the constitution says you have to be sworn in on january 20th. monday, martin luther king jr. day. >> that is like having a birthday twice. he will have two bibles? >> he will have two. he is going to have three because the robinson family bible will be used on sunday and then abraham lincoln's bible. i think it is the first time he has...
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obama at the time. we got sort of tipped off to some of the talking points that you will likely hear parroted over the next couple weeks from the white house when it comes to chuck hagel. they refer to him as a straight shooter. they say he understands the world stage. also really focus on the fact that he is a combat veteran. recognize the significance of that, thomas. if he is to be nominated as he will be just about an hour and a half from now and then confirmed, he would become the first grunt, as it were, the first enlisted soldier and vietnam veteran, purple heart war hero, decorated from his time in service, to go on to be the secretary of defense. the way the white house sort of views this right now is two-fold. one, they see him despite the criticisms as a man who wore the uniform who can stand up to those generals in the pentagon. of course, the president did not serve in the military. and then with all these bruising battles in terms of the fiscal issues, the economy going forward, who better
obama at the time. we got sort of tipped off to some of the talking points that you will likely hear parroted over the next couple weeks from the white house when it comes to chuck hagel. they refer to him as a straight shooter. they say he understands the world stage. also really focus on the fact that he is a combat veteran. recognize the significance of that, thomas. if he is to be nominated as he will be just about an hour and a half from now and then confirmed, he would become the first...